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Every Story Matters: Why the Flashback Structure of 'Orange Is the New Black' Is More Vital Than Ever in Season 3
9 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
"I wish I had some sob story that would explain everything. Well, sorry to disappoint you, sugar, ain't no dramatic origin story here. Just a big old dyke who refuses to apologize for it." This line comes in a flashback courtesy of Big Boo (Lea DeLaria), the brashly satirical Litchfield Penitentiary inmate of "Orange Is the New Black," after she and her potential hook-up endure an ugly confrontation with a group of homophobic teens. DeLaria infuses the proclamation with painful honesty, reflecting the sensibilities and personality of her character right down to the bone. But there's also a playfulness to the choice of words. Considering that Boo is explaining herself here in such an "origin story," the "Orange" writers fashion this quip as a simultaneous affirmation and parody of the series' trademark flashback structure. There's nothing dramatic or outrageous to know, and yet, out of this Season 3 episode — aptly titled. »
- David Canfield
How 'Humans,' A TV Show About Robots, Is Really About Family
9 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Not all British people drink tea, but Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, the showrunners behind AMC's "Humans," did make sure to order some when we sat down at SeriesFest in Denver, Colorado last weekend. Read More: SeriesFest: Season One Announces Programming, TV Pilot Competition Selections A few hours before the first hour of the ensemble robot drama premiered at the festival, Brackley and Vincent laid out their approach to adapting the original Swedish series for an English-speaking audience. Other topics: why they waited to watch "Ex Machina" until just the day before, why they've tried not to take a pro-technology or anti-technology stance when it comes to the complicated world where various generations of robots serve humans, and which season of "The Wire" is the very best. So I heard you guys got stuck on the plane, flying out here? Jb: Yeah, we were on the Tarmac for three hours. »
- Liz Shannon Miller
Tangerine and the Cinema of Sean Baker
20 hours ago | Keyframe | See recent Keyframe news »
The films of Sean Baker are each guided foremost by person and place, finding the intersection between both that defines lives. In 2004’s Take Out, co-directed by Shih-Ching Tsou, the film follows as Ming Ding (Charles Jang), a Chinese food delivery worker, tries to pay off an $800 debt by running as many orders as possible in a single day. Ming is an ill-adjusted immigrant: quiet, timid and intimidated by the claustrophobic surroundings of the fragmented stretch of New York he navigates uneasily on his bicycle between the restaurant and his destinations. Shot mostly in tight on faces—by Sean Baker himself, who was also cinematographer on the follow-up Prince of Broadway>> - Adam Cook »
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